Проблемът успешно стареене – концептуални и биоетични аспекти
The Problem of Successful Ageing – Conceptual and Bioethical Aspects

Summary/Abstract: The general preparation for aging has turned into a new appeal of the contemporary societies and a major topic of the European and American strategies in the field of healthcare and social activity. The role of motivation of the elderly people for physical and mental activity has been outlined as a precondition for a long life in better health, supported by well-being and feeling of joy of life. With a view to determining the affinity to and interest in specific spheres and objectives of life (profession, family, politics, religion, sports, hobbies, friends and acquaintances, free and leisure time) of persons aged above 60, a transversal sociological survey was carried out by means of direct individual questionnaire with a 5-point scale of closed questions, marking the degree of their significance. An own methodological approach has been developed in the form of theoretical and applied model, with outlined indicators (mobility, body pain and discomfort, order and cleanness, curiosity and intellect, respect by relatives and friends, financial security, etc.), for measurement, assessment and objective characterization of the quality of life (QL) in this age group, aiming at determination of the individual’s abilities to function adequately and achieve satisfaction with the fulfillment of his life roles. The point of view that at this stage the fundamental concept of successful aging is still interpreted as a challenge and not as a triumph of the mankind, has been differentiated.

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